txolops Chapter 70 I don't know
Chapter 70 I don't know
"Give me back the manual!"
In an abandoned stone hut nestled in the mountains, Shen Che and Luo Xichan sat facing each other. At first, neither of them spoke, and the air was somewhat heavy.
After a moment of silence, Luo Xichan spoke softly, her voice tinged with a hint of uncertainty.
"You still have the nerve to ask for the secret manual? Miss Luo, you've really screwed me over. So many disciples of the Illusionary Heart Sect have died, and there's even a direct disciple of the sect leader. Do you think they'll just let this go?"
"Right now, I reckon the entire Illusionary Heart Sect is determined to destroy us!"
Of those who came to capture Luo Xichan, only two disciples who went after Ying Xiangfeng might have survived by chance; the rest of them all died.
After lingering in the same spot for only a short while, Shen Che left without hesitation, taking Luo Xichan with him.
He'd already gotten mud in his pants; did he really think people would believe him just by offering a few casual explanations?
If they don't run away, they'll face a merciless massacre.
Not long after they left, a sound came from that direction, followed by a plume of thick yellow smoke rising into the sky.
According to Luo Xichan, it was a distress signal from their Illusionary Heart Sect.
They really don't miss any opportunity to take advantage of them.
They raced along the mountain road until late at night, finally finding the abandoned stone hut where hunters were taking a temporary rest.
Seemingly feeling somewhat guilty, yet also as if she were simply afraid of him, Luo Xichan's voice trembled slightly.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't know things would turn out like this, but you absolutely have to give me back the manual, please!"
"I already told you, your secret manual isn't with me. Besides, what use would you be to that thing in your condition?"
He stared intently at her, trying to discern something different in her face, but the girl's expression, movements, and even the tone of her voice seemed genuine.
For a moment, Shen Che was unable to accurately determine whether what the other party said was true or false.
"No, I promised Master I would find my eldest brother and give him the manual!"
"Your master told you to pass the secret manual to your senior brother. I'm curious, why are there rumors circulating in the martial arts world that you ran off with a man?"
This rumor has been believed by many people for a long time, and now countless people in the martial arts world are searching for Luo Xichan all over the streets.
Previously, it was always Luo Xichan who was being hunted down, but now that he has appeared, he has been labeled as a pretty boy who seduces the junior sister of the Illusionary Heart Sect.
The rumors are completely undeniable, and it's unclear what the people behind them are trying to do with him.
"I don't know." Curled up to the side, Luo Xichan's face was filled with panic and confusion.
She had been desperately evading the pursuers these past few days, leaving her mentally and physically exhausted. Today, she witnessed her third senior brother being killed. The fact that she hasn't broken down yet is a testament to her strong mental fortitude.
"Just a few days ago, my master summoned me late at night and solemnly handed me the secret manual of our sect's hidden weapons, asking me to find my senior brother who was traveling abroad and give him the manual."
"I don't know why my master did that. I only know that his expression was very serious at the time, and he told me not to tell anyone."
"He also said that no matter what happens, this matter must be done first. This manual cannot be given to anyone except the eldest brother."
"Then, my master told me to leave the Illusionary Heart Sect immediately and never come back until I had done this job well."
At this point, Luo Xichan's voice trembled with sobs, as if she were filled with endless grievances.
However, Shen Che on the other side remained unmoved, listening quietly as if he were listening to a story, while trying to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
What Luo Xichan said was completely different from the rumors circulating in the martial arts world that she had run away with a man.
Luo Xichan was still speaking softly, as if she had finally found someone to confide in and wanted to tell them all the grievances she had suffered these past few days.
"I had barely left when news spread throughout the martial arts world that I had betrayed my sect."
"Along the way, all the fellow disciples I encountered shouted and threatened to kill me, trying to steal the secret manual from me. I couldn't give it to them; I promised my master!"
"They've been chasing us all this way, and they've kept chasing us until now."
At this point, Luo Xichan raised her head again and pleaded in a very soft voice, "So, could you please give me back the manual?"
"You really are so stubborn!" Whether what she said was true or not, for now we can only take it as true.
"In other words, you actually know nothing, you only know that you have to pass the secret manual on to your senior brother."
"Where is your senior brother?"
"I don't know, I'm slowly looking for him too."
"You don't know? Did your master ever tell you anything about him, or any places he had stayed?"
"Master didn't say that. He just told me to find my eldest brother. He told me to find him myself, but I really don't know where he went."
"So you mean you don't know anything at all!" Hearing this, he didn't know how to reply.
The world is so vast, and a young girl with no useful information is searching for someone all over it. Letting her search slowly is just ridiculous.
Moreover, he had barely left when he was embroiled in such rumors and was being hunted down by so many people.
She was already exhausted from constantly evading capture, so where would she find the energy to go find her senior brother? She might be caught at any moment and treated as a traitor.
This isn't telling her to go find her senior brother; it's clearly a refusal to let her go back.
"Um..." she said cautiously again, looking at Shen Che with pitiful eyes, "Could you give it back to me? I really can't lose it!"
"You're still thinking about this? Why don't you think about what you're going to do first?"
With a curt reply, Shen Che coldly said, "Do you know what happened today? Your senior brother and those disciples of the Illusion Heart Sect are dead, killed on their way to capture you."
"And what killed them were illusionary mind techniques, hidden mechanisms and concealed weapons, and deadly poisons that kill instantly—all methods of your Illusionary Mind Sect!"
At this point, Shen Che paused, looked up at the other person, and asked, "In other people's eyes, who killed these Illusion Heart Sect disciples?"
"I, I..." With her head down and not daring to utter a sound, Luo Xichan wanted to explain that she didn't have that ability, but the words she tried to say seemed weak and powerless to herself.
When the dirty water has already splashed on you, your clothes are already dirty and can't be washed clean.
Taking a deep breath, ignoring Luo Xichan's silent grief, Shen Che focused his attention on the system.
No matter how things unfold, he needs to have enough strength to cope.
With his external martial arts skills, which were enough to rival or even overwhelm ordinary grandmasters' external martial arts, he was indeed capable of handling most crises. Even if the Illusionary Heart Sect dispatched elder-level experts, he would not be afraid.
At this point, you can never have too many trump cards, and every bit of improvement in your own strength gives you more confidence.
In his own pond, there was still Liu Zhan, who had already reached the Grandmaster realm.
Now in his seventies or eighties, Liu Zhan's skills have become increasingly profound, and with the changes brought about by his new status, he has access to and can mobilize more and more resources.
If necessary, I can only borrow a portion of his power in advance; even half of it will allow me to make significant progress.
"What's wrong with you?" When Shen Che focused his attention on Liu Zhan, what appeared before him was a figure in prison clothes.
After he met Luo Xichan and witnessed the killing of the Illusionary Heart Sect disciples, he had been running frantically. He was so focused on running that he didn't even have time to pay attention to what was happening here.
If we calculate the time, using a ratio of one to one hundred, half a day has passed here, while almost two months have passed there for Liu Zhan.
Wasn't he supposed to be second only to the emperor? How come he went from being a high-ranking official to a prisoner in less than two months?
What remains the same as before is that Liu Zhan was full of vigor and high spirits back then. But now, even in prison and wearing prison clothes, he still retains that same spirited demeanor.
Life as a prisoner did not seem to break his back.